Week of August 22, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (1)

Ashe/Niall Horan (1)

You know what? I’m not even mad. I’m just disappointed. Moral of the Story just had to go and ruin actually a really good week. We had an obvious great debut, and some really good jumps. But y’know, Hits 1 just gotta go do me like that.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Daisies - Katy Perry (#16) [#16] {3 weeks} [x2]

Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (#13) [#2] {17 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (1)

#30: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla (-2) [#27] {4 weeks}

#29: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (-) [#29] {3 weeks}

#28: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-2) [#22] {5 weeks}

#27: my future - Billie Eilish (-) [#27] {3 weeks}

#26: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#25: Control - Zoe Wees (-7) [#12] {8 weeks}

#24: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (-1) [#18] {3 weeks}

#23: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+2) [#20] {4 weeks}

#22: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-5) [#17] {15 weeks}

#21: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (-1) [#20] {4 weeks}

#20: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+4) [#20] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (+3) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (+3) [#18] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#17: Bang! - AJR (DEBUT) [16 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#16: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+14) [#16] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#15: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-1) [#14] {4 weeks}

#14: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+5) [#14] {9 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Heather - Conan Gray (-1) [#12] {4 weeks}

#12: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [#11] {9 weeks}

#11: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-3) [1 week at #1] {21 weeks}

#10: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+5) [#10] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-3) [1 week at #1] {29 weeks}

#8: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+1) [#8] {21 weeks}

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-5) [7 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}

#6: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-5) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks}

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+5) [#5] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+3) [#4] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+2) [#3] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#2: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+2) [#2] {18 weeks} *new peak*

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (+2) [1st week at #1] {15 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year’s #1: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes [7/9 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

Our first debut, at #26, after just one week in Hit-Bound, is Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus. The production in this song is really really good. Like I last week, it sounds like something that would come out of Future Nostalgia. I don’t think Miley Cyrus was the best choice for this song, but she does an alright job here. This is an okay song.

But the real highlight of the debuts is our final debut this week, finally coming in at #17, Bang! by AJR!!! SiriusXM The Pulse, the AT40 and even the freaking Hot 100 all beat Hits 1 on adding this song to their lists. This is well overdue, but it’s here now, so I don’t even care. This is legit one of my favourite songs of probably ever. This is hands-down my favourite AJR song, even better than Sober Up (which I consider one of the most underrated songs of the 2010s). The carnival vibe fits Jack Met’s voice so well, and the chorus is so catchy. Even the weird voice saying “here we go” fits with this song. Everything about it works so well, and I love it in every way. I hope this is a huge hit.

Best Debut: Bang! - AJR

Biggest DROP!!!: Control - Zoe Wees (-7): Pffffffffshhhhh, HAHAHAHAHAHA. Two biggest drops in a row. I can’t believe it.

Biggest Jump: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+14): Woah. Didn’t expect that, but I’m really happy about it.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Heather - Conan Gray

#29: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

#28: my future - Billie Eilish

#27: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:

#26: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

2 - Mediocre:

#25: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

3 - Decent:

#24: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#23: Control - Zoe Wees

#22: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#21: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#20: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#19: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

4 - Good:

#18: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#17: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#16: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#15: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#14: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

5 - Great:

#13: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#11: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#10: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#8: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#7: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

Bonus: 6 - Best Song Is in the Top 20:

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 107/150 = 71%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne {17 weeks}

#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear {18 weeks}

#3: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer & Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton {21 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {24 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {29 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Caution - The Killers

My Favourite Song Last Year: Trampoline - SHAED

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Hit-Bound

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [5*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [4*]

Falling - Harry Styles [12*]

Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [8**; 2nd time]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [2*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [12**]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [5*]

Angels & Demons - jxdn [3]

Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [2*]

Tap In - Saweetie [3*]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [2*]

queen of broken hearts - blackbear [5*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [3*]

Dynamite - BTS [1]

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk [2*]

Also Available For Vote

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [1*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [1*]

WOW - Zara Larsson [1*]

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake [5**]

exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver [3**]

K-pop boy band sensation BTS have a new song this week called Dynamite, and dang! This is actually quite good! (Not as good as Make It Right, but that was just mostly because of Lauv.) The production in this song is honestly really great. The guitar fits really well, even if you can only barely hear it. The song overall is pretty catchy, but my only slow problem with this is that their voices aren’t that great. The main dudes sound alright, but the guys that have a huge falsetto don’t sound that great. The key change was also actually pretty well-done. Good job, BTS.

Five, six, seven, eight, this song isn’t that great. I’m talking about Backyard Boy by Claire Rosinkranz. I don’t like this really at all. Claire’s voice is seriously nothing that special, and the production is super boring. The deep robotic voice is super weird, and really shouldn’t be here. The writing’s also really weird. Yeah, not a fan.

Next up is a new song by country artist Morgan Wallen, called 7 Summers. Yeah, the same dude in Heartless (or Chasin’ You, if you read my Hot 100 posts. Check ‘em out. They’re some good stuff). I was kind of surprised when I saw that Hits 1 had picked up on a song by a country artist so quickly, but then it debuted in the top 10 of the Hot 100, which literally never happens with country music. Anyways, onto the actual song. It’s not that interesting. Like, at all. Morgan Wallen’s voice isn’t that interesting, and the production is super boring. Yeah, not much to talk about at all. I hope this doesn’t debut, since it really honestly shouldn’t be here, even if it’s probably gonna be a big hit.

New Zara Larsson music comes up next, this one being WOW. I’m kind of disappointed that they skipped over Like It Is with Kygo and Tyga, since it’s leagues better than this. Zara actually has a pretty good voice, but the production is way too weird for me to like it. I don’t think a single artist could pull off production like that. The verses are actually pretty good, but then you get to the… and know that it pains me to say this… drop (and I use that term loosely here). It’s pitched really weirdly, and cut up super weirdly, and I don’t even know what to think right now.

Best Debut: Dynamite - BTS

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

#19: Tap In - Saweetie

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#18: WOW - Zara Larsson

#17: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#16: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#15: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

3 - Decent:

#14: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

#13: Black And White - Niall Horan

#12: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

4 - Good:

#11: Angels & Demons - jxdn

#10: Dynamite - BTS

#9: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

#8: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#7: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

5 - Great:

#6: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#5: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen

#2: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 67/100 = 67%

Let’s Go Out with a Blurb (Blurb! Blurb! Blurb!)

We lost two songs this week: Daisies and Break My Heart. Daisies always sucked, so I’m really happy to see it gone. As for Break My Heart, I’m really sad it didn’t get the #1, but it was getting kind of old. Still disappointed though.

How is Let There Be Love at #30? Come on. This better jump in the next couple of weeks.

HAHA my future is a FLOOOOOOOP!

How is WHATS POPPIN not doing better? It’s a hit and really good.

I guess I spoke too soon last week, as Roses loses its top 20 spot this week. Perfect.

Both Wildflower and Lose Somebody entered the top 20. I didn’t think the latter would get any momentum whatsoever, so I’m very happy, and the former… I mean, it’s 5SOS, what did you expect?

Like That actually got a decent jump this week. Hopefully it becomes a hit here.

Old Me finally left the top 10! This was well overdue, and should’ve happened months ago.

Come & Go is in the top 10? Uh, okay! I’ll certainly take it!

Both Watermelon Sugar and Midnight fell out of the top 5 this week, which is good because they’re starting to get old.

I Hope and Savage Love replaced them, which is great, because they’re good!

And our new #1… Moral of the Story. I’m not even gonna complain, because you guys know how I feel about this, and all I can say is that hopefully, Savage Love dethrones it very soon.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#2: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#4: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#5: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#7: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#13: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#14: Adore You - Harry Styles

#15: Circles - Post Malone

#16: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#18: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#19: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#23: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#24: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#25: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

#26: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#27: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris

#31: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#33: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#36: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#37: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#39: my future - Billie Eilish

#41: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#42: The Box - Roddy Ricch

#44: Tap In - Saweetie

#48: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#51: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

#54: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#60: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#61: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#68: Toosie Slide - Drake

#69: Bang! - AJR

#70: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

#72: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#73: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#78: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#79: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

#84: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#85: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One

#98: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

#100: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: Tap In - Saweetie

#8: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

#7: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

#6: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#5: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

#4: Drinks - Cyn

#3: Heather - Conan Gray

#2: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#1: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#9: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#8: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#7: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#4: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.